1919 April 11, Friday, front page of "Uniontown Circerone and THE REDFIELD LEDGER", Uniontown, Kansas
Death of Mrs. Newman: " We take the following from the Ft. Scott Tribune which tells the story as near as we could tell it in all respects."
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, aged nearly 93 years, and for thirty years a resident of this city, was found dead in her chair Saturday evening at her home in Uniontown, with her clothing practically burned off, and her body badly burned, as the result of flames which were presumably started when the pipe which she habitually smoked fell on the feather bed close beside her chair.
Whether Mrs. Newman's death resulted from burning or suffocation, or whether it came as the result of heart failure or a stroke of apoplexy occuring before the flames started is not and probably never will be known. However, the fact that she was found sitting in the chair as she had last been seen, having evidently made no effort to escape the flames, together with the fact that no cries were heard, although the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, is only about forty feet distant, makes it appear probable that the deceased suffered some sort of stroke, and that it was a result of this stroke that her lighted pipe fell from her hand onto the inflammable feather bolster.
The fire was first discovered by a neighbor, who was at the Missouri Pacific depot, opposite to which the Ramsey home and the home of the deceased are situated. He saw smoke coming from the windows of the house, and at once gave the alarm. Rescuers rushing in picked up bodily the large chair containing the body of the aged woman and rushed out into the open air. It was then seen that death had forestalled them. Members of the Ramsey family had been in Mrs. Newman's house not more than 20 minutes before the fire was discovered, which makes it appear that the fire must have started immediately after they left, and that it burned fiercely for some minutes before evidence of it was visible from outside. The fire occured about 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
The deceased formerly had made her home in Ft. Scott for about thirty years. She was born in Wayne county, Ill., on August 10 [sic-her death certificate shows 16 August], 1826, and came to Kansas in 1867. About thirty-one years ago, Mrs. Newman came to Ft. Scott with her husband to make her home. Mr. Newman died a number of years ago, and from that time up to about a year ago had made her home with her daughter, Fannie at 756 South Margrave. The two left a year ago to live with relatives at Uniontown. A small house was provided for Mrs. Newman, near the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, and it was there she was living at the time death came.
Besides Mrs. Ramsey, the deceased leaves two other daughters, Fannie of Uniontown and Mrs. W. C. Dunaway of Stillwater, Okla; and one son Jasper of Uniontown.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Al Ramsey home and interment was in the Uniontown cemetery.
Sister: Catherine Close RENFRO
Brother: Silas CLOSE
Death of Mrs. Newman: " We take the following from the Ft. Scott Tribune which tells the story as near as we could tell it in all respects."
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, aged nearly 93 years, and for thirty years a resident of this city, was found dead in her chair Saturday evening at her home in Uniontown, with her clothing practically burned off, and her body badly burned, as the result of flames which were presumably started when the pipe which she habitually smoked fell on the feather bed close beside her chair.
Whether Mrs. Newman's death resulted from burning or suffocation, or whether it came as the result of heart failure or a stroke of apoplexy occuring before the flames started is not and probably never will be known. However, the fact that she was found sitting in the chair as she had last been seen, having evidently made no effort to escape the flames, together with the fact that no cries were heard, although the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, is only about forty feet distant, makes it appear probable that the deceased suffered some sort of stroke, and that it was a result of this stroke that her lighted pipe fell from her hand onto the inflammable feather bolster.
The fire was first discovered by a neighbor, who was at the Missouri Pacific depot, opposite to which the Ramsey home and the home of the deceased are situated. He saw smoke coming from the windows of the house, and at once gave the alarm. Rescuers rushing in picked up bodily the large chair containing the body of the aged woman and rushed out into the open air. It was then seen that death had forestalled them. Members of the Ramsey family had been in Mrs. Newman's house not more than 20 minutes before the fire was discovered, which makes it appear that the fire must have started immediately after they left, and that it burned fiercely for some minutes before evidence of it was visible from outside. The fire occured about 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
The deceased formerly had made her home in Ft. Scott for about thirty years. She was born in Wayne county, Ill., on August 10 [sic-her death certificate shows 16 August], 1826, and came to Kansas in 1867. About thirty-one years ago, Mrs. Newman came to Ft. Scott with her husband to make her home. Mr. Newman died a number of years ago, and from that time up to about a year ago had made her home with her daughter, Fannie at 756 South Margrave. The two left a year ago to live with relatives at Uniontown. A small house was provided for Mrs. Newman, near the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, and it was there she was living at the time death came.
Besides Mrs. Ramsey, the deceased leaves two other daughters, Fannie of Uniontown and Mrs. W. C. Dunaway of Stillwater, Okla; and one son Jasper of Uniontown.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Al Ramsey home and interment was in the Uniontown cemetery.
Sister: Catherine Close RENFRO
Brother: Silas CLOSE
1919 April 11, Friday, front page of "Uniontown Circerone and THE REDFIELD LEDGER", Uniontown, Kansas
Death of Mrs. Newman: " We take the following from the Ft. Scott Tribune which tells the story as near as we could tell it in all respects."
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, aged nearly 93 years, and for thirty years a resident of this city, was found dead in her chair Saturday evening at her home in Uniontown, with her clothing practically burned off, and her body badly burned, as the result of flames which were presumably started when the pipe which she habitually smoked fell on the feather bed close beside her chair.
Whether Mrs. Newman's death resulted from burning or suffocation, or whether it came as the result of heart failure or a stroke of apoplexy occuring before the flames started is not and probably never will be known. However, the fact that she was found sitting in the chair as she had last been seen, having evidently made no effort to escape the flames, together with the fact that no cries were heard, although the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, is only about forty feet distant, makes it appear probable that the deceased suffered some sort of stroke, and that it was a result of this stroke that her lighted pipe fell from her hand onto the inflammable feather bolster.
The fire was first discovered by a neighbor, who was at the Missouri Pacific depot, opposite to which the Ramsey home and the home of the deceased are situated. He saw smoke coming from the windows of the house, and at once gave the alarm. Rescuers rushing in picked up bodily the large chair containing the body of the aged woman and rushed out into the open air. It was then seen that death had forestalled them. Members of the Ramsey family had been in Mrs. Newman's house not more than 20 minutes before the fire was discovered, which makes it appear that the fire must have started immediately after they left, and that it burned fiercely for some minutes before evidence of it was visible from outside. The fire occured about 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
The deceased formerly had made her home in Ft. Scott for about thirty years. She was born in Wayne county, Ill., on August 10 [sic-her death certificate shows 16 August], 1826, and came to Kansas in 1867. About thirty-one years ago, Mrs. Newman came to Ft. Scott with her husband to make her home. Mr. Newman died a number of years ago, and from that time up to about a year ago had made her home with her daughter, Fannie at 756 South Margrave. The two left a year ago to live with relatives at Uniontown. A small house was provided for Mrs. Newman, near the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, and it was there she was living at the time death came.
Besides Mrs. Ramsey, the deceased leaves two other daughters, Fannie of Uniontown and Mrs. W. C. Dunaway of Stillwater, Okla; and one son Jasper of Uniontown.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Al Ramsey home and interment was in the Uniontown cemetery.
Sister: Catherine Close RENFRO
Brother: Silas CLOSE
Death of Mrs. Newman: " We take the following from the Ft. Scott Tribune which tells the story as near as we could tell it in all respects."
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, aged nearly 93 years, and for thirty years a resident of this city, was found dead in her chair Saturday evening at her home in Uniontown, with her clothing practically burned off, and her body badly burned, as the result of flames which were presumably started when the pipe which she habitually smoked fell on the feather bed close beside her chair.
Whether Mrs. Newman's death resulted from burning or suffocation, or whether it came as the result of heart failure or a stroke of apoplexy occuring before the flames started is not and probably never will be known. However, the fact that she was found sitting in the chair as she had last been seen, having evidently made no effort to escape the flames, together with the fact that no cries were heard, although the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, is only about forty feet distant, makes it appear probable that the deceased suffered some sort of stroke, and that it was a result of this stroke that her lighted pipe fell from her hand onto the inflammable feather bolster.
The fire was first discovered by a neighbor, who was at the Missouri Pacific depot, opposite to which the Ramsey home and the home of the deceased are situated. He saw smoke coming from the windows of the house, and at once gave the alarm. Rescuers rushing in picked up bodily the large chair containing the body of the aged woman and rushed out into the open air. It was then seen that death had forestalled them. Members of the Ramsey family had been in Mrs. Newman's house not more than 20 minutes before the fire was discovered, which makes it appear that the fire must have started immediately after they left, and that it burned fiercely for some minutes before evidence of it was visible from outside. The fire occured about 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
The deceased formerly had made her home in Ft. Scott for about thirty years. She was born in Wayne county, Ill., on August 10 [sic-her death certificate shows 16 August], 1826, and came to Kansas in 1867. About thirty-one years ago, Mrs. Newman came to Ft. Scott with her husband to make her home. Mr. Newman died a number of years ago, and from that time up to about a year ago had made her home with her daughter, Fannie at 756 South Margrave. The two left a year ago to live with relatives at Uniontown. A small house was provided for Mrs. Newman, near the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Ramsey, and it was there she was living at the time death came.
Besides Mrs. Ramsey, the deceased leaves two other daughters, Fannie of Uniontown and Mrs. W. C. Dunaway of Stillwater, Okla; and one son Jasper of Uniontown.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Al Ramsey home and interment was in the Uniontown cemetery.
Sister: Catherine Close RENFRO
Brother: Silas CLOSE
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